Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will meet with Joseph Giulietti, the new president of Metro-North, to discuss ongoing problems with the New Haven Line. The private meeting is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 17, 2014.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will meet with Joseph Giulietti, the new president of Metro-North, to discuss ongoing problems with the New Haven Line. The private meeting is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 17, 2014.

The Connecticut Democrat, who's been critical of the commuter railroad in recent months, has said he's was looking forward to working with Joseph Giulietti, a former executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.

"I have indicated that I would like him to come here, that there are substantial issues that need to be discussed with respect to the operation of the rail line in our state," Malloy said last month after Giulietti was tapped for the job.

Giulietti is replacing Howard Permut, who has served as the head of Metro-North Railroad since 2008.

Malloy has expressed repeated frustration with a series of problems that has dogged the railroad over the past year. In December, after a derailment in New York City that killed four passengers, Malloy called on the railroad to provide an action plan addressing safety issues on the system. Malloy also expressed concerns about the railroad's operations following a derailment in Bridgeport last May, that left more than 70 people injured.

Malloy said he was outraged over a power outage that disrupted service along the New Haven Line, which has about 132,000 daily customers.